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H umans have long had a love-hate relationship with bacteria. While there are bacterial strains that humans cannot live without, such as those that help us digest our food and bolster our immune systems, there are many that we cannot live with, literally. Deadly diseases caused by pathogenic bacteria, such as cholera, syphilis, anthrax, leprosy, tuberculosis, tetanus, and bubonic plague, have claimed the lives of millions throughout human history. Although our ability to treat and prevent the spread of such diseases has improved drastically over the past century, bacterial infections remain among the leading causes of death globally. Scientists estimate that these infections accounted for more than 1 in 8 deaths in 2019, making them the second leading cause of death that year. Our liberal use of antibiotics is also increasing the number of antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria that doctors can do little to treat. Bacteria are not something we can afford to ignore. Put simply, we nee

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